Electric bath-cabinet.



H; 0. MARRINAN & 'J. GORMAN.

ELECTRIC BATH CABINET. APPLICATION I'ILEDOOTJS, 1914.

1,130,916. Patented Mar. 9, 191 5.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HONORA G. KARRINAN AND JOHN GORMAN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1915.

Application filed October 5, 1914. Serial No. 865,059.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that we, HONORA C. Manni- NAN and JOHN GORMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Electric Bath-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

- Our invention relates to an electric bath cabinet, which is adapted as a receptacle to hold and treat the body of a person in an effective manner.

By the use of our invention a vapor is produced and the temperature of the atmosphere in the cabinet raised to a degree which is most effective and desirable for treating various ailments of the body.

The device is sanitary, and its parts admit of ease in operation;

By the use of our invention the body is surrounded by a heater, which quickly raises the temperature'in the cabinet after the latter has been closed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away and in section of our invention; Fig. 2 is a section on the line XX, Fig. 1'; Fig. 3 is a section on the line Y-Y, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail of the supporting ring; Fig. 5 is a plan of the neck ring; Fig. 6 is a detail in section illustrating the construction of the door used in the cabinet, and Fig. 7 is a diagram of the elec-i tric circuit, which is employed for heating the atmos here in the cabinet.

The cahinet is constructed with superimposed sections, made out of metal or other suitable material, Aindicating the base or bottom section, B the body or middle section, and C th'edome or top section. The

a bottom section is in the form of a tray having an inwardly and downwardly sloping floor 2, cylindrical side or guard 3,

and an outwardly projecting lower flange 4,

the latter carrying suitable casters such as 5, toenablethe device as a whole to be readil moved from place to place when desire At the lower central portion of the floor' there is provideda downwardly extending duct 6,. which is adapted to register with a sewer or other drain, connection, such as 7 for conducting the waste water which is used for bathing purposes away from the device.-

The opening in this duct is provided with a grating such as 8. The upper portion of the side .is formed with an inwardly projecting circular shoulder 9, upon which the cylin- This body is .formed with a' vertical doorway 10, and a pair of circular guides or tracks 11 and 12, which are secured respectively to the upper and lower edges of the body, said upper track being formed witha pair of segments 13 and 14, which are hinged at 15,;to swing open or closed. When closed these segments interlock,- their adjacent ends being secured in locked position by a removable pin or bolt 16. The

doors while of sliding type can be of any well known construction desired.

The top section C is dome-shaped, it being removably placedover the cylindrical wall. The lower portion of the top section is.

,drical body B is placed andheld securely.

formed with an" inner shoulder 17, which rests on the upper edge of the cylindrical wall of thebody. The wall of the top section is provided with a side opening 18, in

extension from the passage-way 10, andthe top of the dome has a circular opening 19, the edge of, which is pi'ovided with a roll or ring member 20, having a segment 21 hinged at 22, said segment being positioned across .the passage 18, so as to clear the passage when the segment is-swung into open position. By this construction a doorway leadng from the base to the top of the cabinet 1s provided, through which a person. may enter or leave the cabinet when desired.

When a person enters-the cabinet, the head' prevent steam or vapor escaping from the cabinet. Suitable shding doors and E, extending from the lower body sect on B to the topofthe-passa through the dome section C are such as" edgeoftte p os or closed. After the sections have een moved into open position the hinged sections 13 and 14 of the guide member 11 and section 21 of the ring member 20 can be swung open to permit a person entering or departing fromthe cabinet. To close the cabinet, said sections are first swung into closed position, and the doors then moved to ether.

laced in the top of the cabinet is a spray or shower element F in the form of a yoke made ofpipe suitably perforated to spray water down over the body, said yoke partly encircling the neckof the bather and being connected to suitable water supply pipes-26, having valves 27 within easy reach of the operator in the cabinet to control the oper ation of the spraying device.

Located within the cabinet is an electric heating element G in the form of suitable frame work such as 28, made in sections of electric resistance coils 29, which are mounted upon said frame work and electrically insulated therefrom'in any well known approved manner. This heating element constructed in sections is removably secured around the inner surface of the body portion of the cabinet upon suitable brackets such as 30. Sections 0t resistance coils may be connected, so that only a portion or all may be operated at a time, whereby a hot or medium temperature can be maintained within the cabinet if desired.

In the diagram illustrated in Fig. 7 a switch such as 31 is illustrated connected by suitable circuit conductors 32 to the various coils, so that by moving the switch into closed position in one direction, the coils are connected so as to develop a medium tem.

perature and by movin the switch in an-- other direction, the colls develop a high temperature. Suitable guards 1n the form of perforated plates 33 are secured to the frame work 28 in front of the coils to prevent the body from coming into contact therewith, when the device is in operation.

Suitable ventilators 35, which can be reg-- ulated are placed in the walls of the'bottom and top sections to produce a circulation of fresh heated air through the cabinet and the removal of, yitiated air. The body B can be made of single piece construction or in sections which may be held together by an over lapping joint such as 36.

In operation the person to be treated enters the cabinet, closes the doors and secures the neck piece 23 tightly around theneck of superimposed sections, the lowersection leaving the head projecting above the cabie net. The person can remain standing or be seated upon a stool or other support within the cabinet. The application of water and the temperature can then be regulated by the valves 27 When heat is appliedthe heating element is operated by an attendant outside of the cabinet, who manipulates the switch. After use as described a vapor is produced through the use. of the heater, which is beneficial to the body. When in use the tray drains water away after it has been used. It is not necessary to. uselthe cabinet in direct connection-with the sewer, it being obvious that the drain outlet may be used to conduct water away to any desired locality.

In accordance with the patent statutes we have described the princlples of operation of our invention, together with the appsratus which we now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but we desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative, and that theinvention can be carried out by other meansg jl wardly projecting side formed with an. in-' wardly projecting shoulder, the intermediate section consistingof a casing removably mountedupon-said shoulder and the top section. being in the form of a dome mo nted upon said intermediate section and formed with a neck opening near its top, said intermediateand top sections being formed with a door-way extending upwardly and-con no I nectedwith saidneckiopening, a door in said door-way, said. sections being formed :with ventilating openings near the top and bot.

. tom whereby air may be circulated through the chamber formed. by said sections and 9.5115

heating element removably mounted within said chamber.

v 2. A combination bath and heating cabinet, comprising, in combination, a plurality consisting of a. tray having a drain outlet in its floor, an upwardly proyecting side formed with an inwardly projecting shoulder, an intermediate section in the form of a casing resting upon said shoulder and a top sec-1 tion in the form of a dome resting .upon said intermediate section and havinga neck opening near its top portion, said intermediate and top sections, being formed with a doorway, a door mounted in said door-way, J80

floor, a drainoutlet in said floor and an ups vnan a heamement removably mounted withnames to this specification in the presence of in th; fibber saidlsections, 3 two subscribing witnesses. HONORA o MARRINAN a spray element leading into a top oin-id chamber and adaptd to be connectodgyvith JOHN GORMAN' a source of water supply for the purpoaas' Witn: specified; V Smnm L. WASOHENBERGE In testimony whe'mfiwe have signed our F. G. Bmmz. 

